
We leave shoe box falls at day break |

and find tall trees on |

the hike to Owl's Head Lookout |

where we can plan our trailless crossover to the Bald-Rocky-Peak Ridge |

some cool flowers |

and our trailless descent to the brook |

where we come out at the desired split in the brook |

we pump lots of water |

and climb trailless, often following animal trails |

lots of birch bark |

we reach the ridge trail at the col between Bald and Rocky Peak and climb to get a view of Bald Peak |

now higher and with a better view |

and higher still |

until we reach the first bump of Rocky Peak where we enjoy lunch |

we move along the ridge |

reaching Mary Louise Lake |

and the summit |

where a stretch is in order |

the col means we have just one more mountain to do |

we get great views east as we near the summit |

and we reach Giant |

and great, but hazy views |

we reach high bank |

which is a high bank |

and play hide-n-seek with a wood pecker |

we get a last view of Owl's Head Lookout on the way down |

the next morning, a swim refreshes, before the drive home |